A61F 2/50 Prostheses not implantable in the body
Introduced: January 1985
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Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents > Prostheses not implantable in the body
Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (dental prostheses A61C13/00; artificial kidneys A61M1/14; artificial hearts A61M60/00) > Prostheses not implantable in the body
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 14 additional codes.
14 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 13 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A61F 2/52 Mammary prostheses (brassieres with stiffening or bust-forming inserts A41C3/10, A41C3/14) since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/54 Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof since 1985 +2 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/60 Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof since 1985 +6 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/76 Means for assembling, fitting or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing, since 1985 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/78 Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump since 1985 +9 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC